Herbert Salzman
Herbert Salzman | |
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6th United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | |
In office June 8, 1977 – March 30, 1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | William C. Turner |
Succeeded by | Abraham Katz |
Personal details | |
Born | (1916-05-02)May 2, 1916 Brooklyn, New York City, New York |
Died | December 23, 1990(1990-12-23) (aged 74) Manhattan, New York City, New York |
Political party | Democratic |
Herbert Salzman (May 2, 1916 – December 23, 1990) was an American businessman who served as the United States Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 1977 to 1981.[1]
His parents were Russian immigrants, and he was born in Brooklyn, New York.[2] He attended public schools there and, in 1934, the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa, Palestine.[2] He graduated cum laude from Yale College in 1938, and studied at Columbia University in 1954.[2]
President Lyndon Johnson made him assistant administrator of the Agency for International Development in 1966.[3]
In 1977 President Jimmy Carter sent him to Paris as the U.S. representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a post he held until 1981.[3] He concurrently served as ambassador to the International Energy Agency.[4]
He died of leukemia on December 23, 1990, in Manhattan, New York City, New York at age 74.[5]
References
- ^ "Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York on December 29, 1990 · Page 22". Newspapers.com. 1990-12-29. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ a b c Saxon, Wolfgang (December 25, 1990). "Herbert Salzman Is Dead at 74; Economics Adviser to 4 Presidents" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "HERBERT SALZMAN; SERVED U.S. IN GLOBAL ECONOMICS". Chicago Tribune. December 26, 1990.
- ^ "The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Foreign Affairs Oral History Project AMBASSADOR HERBERT SALZMAN" (PDF). Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. 13 June 1989. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ Wolfgang Saxon (1990-12-25). "Herbert Salzman Is Dead at 74; Economics Adviser to 4 Presidents". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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